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  1. 06-Oct-2006, 04:13 #1
    abebob
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    How to analyse discourse in a text?
  2. 06-Oct-2006, 10:07 #2
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    As you can see from this definition of discourse analysis, it's a huge area and difficult to generalise about, but you have to look at the purpose of the text, the relationship between speaker/writer and reader/listener, how the text develops its meaning, etc.
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